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Homework Statement
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A fuel gas consists of 75% butane (C4H10), 10% propane (C3H8) and 15% butene (C4H8) by volume.
It is to be fed to the combustion chamber in 10% excess air at 25°C, where it is completely burnt to carbon dioxide and water. The flue gases produced are to be used to generate 5 bar steam from water at 90°C
Calculate:
The net calorific value (CV) per kmol of the fuel/air mix at 25°C?
Data:
Net calorific value (MJ m–3) at 25°C of:
Butane (C4H10) = 111.7 MJ m-3
Butene (C4H8) = 105.2 MJ m-3
Propane (C3H8) = 85.8 MJ m-3
Air is 21% oxygen, 79% nitrogen by volume
Homework Equations
PV = nRT
The Attempt at a Solution
C4H10 + 6½O2 ⇒ 4CO2 + 5H2O
C3H8 + 5O2 ⇒ 3CO2 + 4H2O
C4H8 + 6O2 ⇒ 4CO2 + 4H2O
n = PV / RT
C4H10:
n = (100 x 0.75) / (8.314 x 298)
n = 0.0303 kmol
Amount of 10% excess air reacted with:
0.0303 x 6.5 = 0.197 kmol of O2
10% excess of O2 = 0.197 x 1.1 = 0.217 kmol
Therefore N2 = 0.217 x (79/21) = 0.816 kmol
Total kmol of air: 0.217 + 0.816 = 1.033 kmol
Similar calculations for C3H8 & C4H8 give:
C3H8: 0.00404 Kmol & Air: 0.1057 kmol
C4H8: 0.00605 Kmol & Air: 0.19 kmol
Total amount of kmol of fuel = 0.0404 kmol
Total amount of kmol of air = 1.3287 kmol
Total kmol fuel/air mix = 1.3691 kmol
Therefore the net calorific value (CV) per kmol of the fuel/air mix at 25°C:
This is where I now get stuck. (But I will attempt to finish the question)
C4H10: [0.0303 x (1.3287 / 1.3691)] x 111.7 = 3.28 MJ m-3
C3H8: [0.00404 x (1.3287 / 1.3691)] x 105.2 = 0.41 MJ m-3
C4H8: [0.00605 x (1.3287 / 1.3691)] x 85.8 = 0.54 MJ m-3
Therefore the net calorific value (CV) per kmol of the fuel/air mix at 25°C:
3.28 + 0.41 + 0.54 = 4.23 MJ m-3 per kmol.
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